On February 7, 1898, French writer Émile Zola was brought to trial for libel in his publication of “J’Accuse” in L’Aurore, a daily, leftist paper in Paris. His indictment of the French military’s treatment of the Drefyus Affair catapulted the anti-Semitic, pro-nationalist conspiracy to international recognition. The sympathetic camp of
Egyptian journalist Tarek Osman is, as you might guess, in Egypt. He’s not been attacked or detained, and we were able to break through the chaos and put him in touch with WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show and PRI’s The World, to give his take on the current political climate, having
NBC’s 2nd season of Who Do You Think You Are? premieres tomorrow night at 8/7c. Following its first season’s coverage of stars such as Brooke Shields, Emmitt Smith, and Sarah Jessica Parker, new episodes will feature new celebrities like Kim Cattrall, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Vanessa Williams. The pursuit of personal
Another hot topic on our Spring 2011 list is the ongoing debate about the current state of economic affairs and the sustainability of capitalism. One of the most notable Marxist critics, Terry Eagleton, tackles the perception that Marxism is dead in his newest book, Why Marx Was Right. Christopher Benson,
It’s time to celebrate Black History Month, and even though the Super Bowl is still to come this weekend, already baseball fans are gearing up for Opening Day on March 31. Thinking back to Jackie Robinson’s entrance into the MLB with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, the league has come
With so much political activity and talk of revolution in Egypt, Tunisia, and the greater Middle East, perhaps it is time for us to revisit the darker side of resolutions and how regimes can affect the greater course of human history with decisive action. Indeed, when the object of “solving”
Congrats to our contest winners, Agustin (and Jessica!), Antonio, and Byron who will receive a copy of John Farndon‘s Atlas of Oceans! You may have tuned in last week to PRI’s The World to catch Farndon‘s interview and the related Geo Quiz about the newly identified fifth ocean, but these
@David_Rogers: Everyone is abuzz with the Network Is Your Customer book launch, free chapters, reviews, and most importantly, grabbing a copy! Learn more on Twitter with #TNIYC and #sobelbrite hashtags, and be sure to check out the author’s site to catch up! @Drudge_Report: Headlines like Matt Drudge’s “EGYPT ON THE
Entertainment Weekly’s 2011 preview included a blurb about the forthcoming, debut novel, A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness, with a review by Karen Valby out shortly after. When she published The Jewel House with YUP, a scientific history of Elizabethan London, The New Yorker wrote: “Harkness’s research is revelatory
Michael Takiff sat down with Chris Matthews last week for MSNBC’s Hardball to discuss the impact of Clinton’s legacy in the US and beyond. He talks at length about the Clintons’ marriage, the “Clinton-Obama Alliance” and the political future ahead, notably Hillary’s propsects for 2016. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640 Visit msnbc.com for breaking